---
title: 'Jack the Bear (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marshall Herskovitz'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jack-the-bear-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107247/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jack the Bear (1993)

1993 · 95 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Jack the Bear is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, written by Steven Zaillian based on the novel of the same name by Dan McCall, and starring Danny DeVito. The film is about John Leary (DeVito), a single father raising his two sons in the 1970s San Francisco Bay Area after the death of his wife.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marshall Herskovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-herskovitz)
- **Screenplay:** [Steven Zaillian](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-zaillian)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Producer:** [Bruce Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-gilbert)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fred Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-murphy)
- **Editor:** [Steven Rosenblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-rosenblum)

## Cast

- [Reese Witherspoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/reese-witherspoon)
- [Gary Sinise](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-sinise)
- [Art LaFleur](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-lafleur)
- [Miko Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/miko-hughes)
- [Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-steinmiller-jr)
- [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito)
- [Julia Louis-Dreyfus](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-louis-dreyfus)

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